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Three middle-school robotics teams from the Aspen, Colo., area won awards at the Colorado First Lego League state championships. The competition teaches the students more than engineering skills as students learn to work together to overcome challenges and to be confident performing in public, said Caroline Hanson, director of the Glenwood Springs qualifying tournament and Aspen Middle School's robotics coach. "A big part of this competition is learning to adapt and adjust as a team," she said.

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Eighth-graders at a Michigan school built and programmed Lego robots and paraded them around the school for Halloween. All middle-school students take a 13-week rotating robotics class and can participate in an after-school robotics club.

About a dozen high-school students from the Grand Junction, Colo., area are working alongside local scientists and engineers to build a robot for the regional FIRST Robotics competition. Students on the FIRST Team 4944 have spent time after school and on weekends designing the robot. "You get kids dealing with nitty-gritty, hands-on engineering problems," engineer and team mentor Chris Williams said.

After the Omaha Public Schools district in Nebraska lifted a ban on social media earlier this year, educators say they are busy catching up with neighboring districts in using the medium in schools. The district's guidelines on how to use social media are still evolving, and educators say they are using it as a professional tool and to engage and teach students. Omaha South High history teacher Chad Wilcox recently used Twitter to help get students ready for an upcoming test.

New Hampshire tech companies Dyn and SilverTech are teaming up with educators across the state to pilot a new initiative designed to enhance students' science, technology, engineering, arts and math educational opportunities. Called STEAM Ahead, the program would help students earn at least a year's worth of college credit by the time they graduate from high school. Credits would be earned through college courses and internships with tech companies, local arts organizations and other employers.

Clark's Market, which has six locations in Colorado and two in Utah, is planning to open a pharmacy in its Aspen, Colo., supermarket. Expected to open in mid-December, the pharmacy will complement the store's section for natural foods and products. This will be Aspen's second pharmacy.